emissive
emiss·ive/əˈmɪsɪv/adjective
emissive is spelled E-M-I-S-S-I-V-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (emiss·ive). It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, emissive means “Of, pertaining to, or having the capacity to emit radiation, matter, or sound; emitting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in emissive?
| Letters | 8: E-M-I-S-S-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: emiss·ive |
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is emissive?
Emissive appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce emissive?
- UK /ɪˈmɪsɪv/
- US /əˈmɪsɪv/
Emissive has 2 syllables, split emiss·ive in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with emissive?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as emissive from its last stressed vowel (/ɪsɪv/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of emissive
- more emissive comparative
- most emissive superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does emissive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or having the capacity to emit radiation, matter, or sound; emitting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Emissive in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, pertaining to, or having the capacity to emit radiation or matter; emitting:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does emissive come from?
Borrowed from Latin ēmissīvus, from ēmittō (“to emit”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).